Mining Incidents

Stewarts Run No 1: 14 reportable incidents Coal

Roblee Coal Company · Underground
Controlled by Robert R Jeran
Philippi, Barbour County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4606472

MSHA record for Stewarts Run No 1 (mine ID 4606472). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
14
Years on record
1984–1986
Latest incident
Feb 1986
Ownership history
  1. King Knob Coal Company Inc 1982 to 1983
  2. Roblee Coal Company 1983 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Stewarts Run No 1 sits in Barbour County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 6.8% of county employment.

Local economic context
County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Barbour County, West Virginia · Population 15,454
6.8%
Mining share of county employment
$48,347
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

14 on file

1986 · 1 incident

February 6, 1986 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Roblee Coal Company · Struck by falling object

THE INJ EMP PAR5ED HIS SHUTTLECAR AND WAS WALKING UP TO PILLAR BLOCK TO HELP SET TIMBERS AND WHILE WALKING BY THE CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION NEAR THE RIB A PIECE OF ROCK 4 IN THICK BY 4 F LONG BY 2 FT WI8E FELL BETWEEN THE BOLTS STRIKING HIM ON THE LOWER BACK AND LEFT LEG

1985 · 6 incidents

July 20, 1985 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Roblee Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE CHANGING A PLANETARY ON THE 11 CM MINCH, THE INJURIED EMPLOYEE WAS IN A KNELLING POSTION STRIKING A METAL PUNCH WITH A HAMMER WHEN A PIECE OF METAL BROKE OFF THE PUNCH AND LODGED INHIS L EFT ARM.

July 15, 1985 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Roblee Coal Company · Struck by falling object

WHILE ROOF BOLTING #8 ENTRY INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS 10FT (OUTBY) THE LAST ROW OF BOLTS MAKING UP A BOLT & PLATE WHEN A PC OF ROCK 5FT LONG 2FT WIDE & 4-0IN T HICK FELL FROM ROOF STRIKING EMPLOYEE RT FOOT AREA ALONG LEFT RIB HAD BEEN BOLTED & AREA DISTAL TO ROCK HAD A BOLT INSTALLED 3FT FROM LT RIB & ANOTHER BOLT WAS ANCHORED 2FT FROM LT RIB

July 10, 1985 WV · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Roblee Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE SETTING CRIBS & X-BARS IN #7 ENTRY A HELPER MOVED A X-BAR & IT STRUCK THE I NJURED EE O N THE MIDDLE FINGER OF HIS RT HAND CAUSING A CONTUSION.

April 25, 1985 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Roblee Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL 8\-10\ HIGH 15\ WIDE & 20\ LONG OCCURRED IN T HE #6 ENTRY AT THE INTERSECTION NEAR SPAD 1419 2ND LEFT SECTION 003 THIS AREA HAD A CLAY VEIN WITH WATER DRIPPERS IN ROOF. THE AREA W AS BOLTED WITH 5\-6\ BOLTS. IT WAS A NATURAL ENTRY & THE FALL OCCURRED OUTBY THE WORKING SECTION.

April 12, 1985 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator MACHINERY
Roblee Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPL WAS IN KNEELING POSITION TRYING TO BLOCK UNDER LEFT CATTRACK OF MINER WHILE IT WAS IN ADVERSE CONDITIONS.CM SLIPPED OR MOVED CATCHING EMPL RIGHT THUMB BETWEEN FRAME OF MINER AND CRIBBLOCK

April 5, 1985 WV · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Roblee Coal Company · Flash burns (electric)

TROUBLESHOOTING BATTERY CHARGER LOCATED ON OUTSIDE ,A WRENCH FELL STRIKING A CABLE LEAD.CABLE SHORTED AND FLASHED CAUSING A 2ND DEGREE BURN TO HIS RIGHT FOREARM.

1984 · 7 incidents

November 26, 1984 WV · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Roblee Coal Company · Struck by falling object

THE INJURIES EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING IN FRONT OF THE CONTINUOUS MINER CHECKING THE RIPPER CHAIN WHEN A PEICE OF DRAW SLATE FELL STRIKING HIS RIGHT OOT. THE OPERATION HAD MOVED THE MINER BACK UND ER BOLTS SO THEY COULD CHECK THE HEAD AND WHILE CHECKING THE CHAIN THE DRAW SLATE FELL.

October 1, 1984 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Roblee Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING POST ONTO A SCOOP WHEN ONE OF THE POST SLIPPED AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEES FINGER THE EMPLOYEE FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE SCOOP BUCKET AND THE POST. IT WAS RAINING AND THE WET POST SLIPPED CAUSING A FRACTURE OF LT INDEX FINGER HE WENT TO EMERGENCY ROOM AND RETURNED TO WORK 2 HUR LATER.

September 19, 1984 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Roblee Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL 6 FT HIGH 15 FT WIDE AND 20 FT LONG OCCURED IN THE 4 ENTRY AT THE INTERSECTION NEAR SPAD 27 THE AREA HAS A FAULT RUNNING PARALLET TO 4 ENTRY THE INTERSECTION HAD A CLAY VAIN AND WATER DRIPPER WE HAVE OBSERVED THIS AREA AND SUPPORTED IT WITH ADDITIONAL ROOF SUPPORT THE FALL OCCURED ONE BLOCK OUTBY THE PILLAR LINE VENTIALTION NEAR PASSAGE OF MEN WERE INTERSTED.

August 24, 1984 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Roblee Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL 8-10 FEET HIGH 15 FEET WIDE AND 20 FEET LONG OCCURRED IN THE #8 ENTRY AT THE INTERSECTION NEAR SPAD #124. THIS AREA HAS A FAULT RUNNING LEFT-RIGHT THROUGH THE CROSS CUTS. WE HAVE S ET CRIBS IN THE BOLT HEADING.

August 14, 1984 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
Roblee Coal Company · Struck by flying object

THE C/M OPERATOR WAS IN A SITTING POSITION OPERATING THE MINER & WHILE CUTTING COAL FROM THE FACE BIT BROKE. THE BIOT FLEW BACK FROM THE RIPPER HEAD STRIKING THE OPERATOR ON THE LEFT SIDE O F HIS NOSE CAUSING A LACERATION TO T HE NOSE WHICH REQUIRED STITCHES.

May 3, 1984 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Roblee Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

ROOFFALL 15FT WIDE 25FT LONG & 10-12FT HIGH OCCURRED IN #4 ENTRY AT INTERSECTION NEAR SPAD #118 INTERSECTION HAD A DRIPPER & A SLIP DUE TO MOISTURE WHICH CAUSED ROCK TO MOVE & EXPAND OVERBURDE N WEIGHT OVER CAME THE ROOF SUPPORT WHICH CONSISTED OF RESIN BOLTS WOODEN CROSSBARS AND POST

February 16, 1984 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Roblee Coal Company · Struck by flying object

THE EMPLOYEE WAS IN A BENT OVER POSITION TRYING TO REMOVE A STUCK FLIGHTON A 10 SC SHUTTLE CAR. AS HE WAS REMOVING A PIN IN THE CONVEYOR CHAIN THE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL AND RECEIVED T